Genomic analyses reveal that addiction risk is influenced by both shared behavioral traits and specific biological factors, ...

What is REM sleep disorder? REM sleep disorder (RBD) is a type of parasomnia associated with synucleinopathies ––a diverse group of neurodegenerative disorders thought to share a common pathologic ...

Rutgers‑led study of 2.2 million people finds addiction risk is driven more by genes tied to impulse control and reward processing than by any drug.

A little-known and poorly understood sleep disorder that occurs during the rapid eye movement, or REM, stage of sleep has been garnering attention for its role in foreshadowing neurodegenerative brain ...

Intermittent fasting has become one of the most popular diets in recent years, partly due to its short-term weight loss benefits. But research has continued to show it carries a mixed bag of potential ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tonsil removal reduced behavioral problems, sleep symptoms and blood pressure in children with mild sleep apnea.

Marie-Eve (not her real name) doesn't know what to think anymore. After years of trying to make sense of her intense ...

The inevitability of variation in human behavior is a phenomenon psychologists have long recognized and developed statistical methods to account for in their analyses. Human behavior varies not only ...

The way to tell ODD from developmentally appropriate anger, tantrums, and misbehavior, even a very bad patch, is duration and intensity. “The most notable thing with ODD is going to be the severity ...

Video-sharing service YouTube announced on Monday that in the coming weeks, it will update its approach to eating disorder-related content. (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT/AFP ...

To read this article for CME/CE, click here. June 6, 2008 — More than 10% of adolescent girls and 3% of boys binge eat or purge at least once a week, according to a new study published in the June ...

Limiting sedentary time and increasing light-intensity physical activity may reduce risk for developing a hypertensive ...